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Criminal

May 17, 2005

In San Bernardino, Judges Become Jugglers

SAN BERNARDINO - Every day, Tara Reilly rides herd. The San Bernardino drug court judge first coaxes the sheriff into lending her several extra bailiffs. Then, she packs a dozen defendants into her courtroom's jury box. Instead of calling their cases individually, she takes the pleas in assembly-line fashion. At day's end, she has sped through a weighty 140-case arraignment and sentencing calendar.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN BERNARDINO - Every day, Tara Reilly rides herd.
        The San Bernardino drug court judge ...

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